National Legislative Framework

National Legislative Framework

The National Quality Framework is underpinned by the EducationandCareServicesNationalLaw(‘NationalLaw’) and EducationandCareServicesNationalRegulations(‘NationalRegulations’). Together they set the NationalQualityStandard and the regulatory framework for most long day care, preschool/kindergarten, family day care and outside school hours care services in all states and territories.

The NationalLaw provides objectives and guiding principles for the National Quality Framework.

In making decisions about operating education and care services and working to achieve the NationalQualityStandard to improve quality at services, the guiding principles of the National Quality Framework apply. These principles are: